Ajai
The Story of Ajai
As a girl name
Ajai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 21 Ajais were born — ranking #4,687 that year. As of 2026, Ajai ranks #15,082 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 182 Ajais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ajai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 15 Ajais were born — ranking #5,697 that year. As of 2026, Ajai ranks #7,257 for boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 286 Ajais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ajai
Ajai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 286 births in the dataset. Ajai's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,656. Use the chart and map above to compare Ajai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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